Install News & Trends Data in Devin Desktop

What you need first

  • Devin Desktop, installed.
  • Nothing else: the server runs on its publisher's machines and Devin Desktop connects to it.

Steps

  1. Open ~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json, or create it. On Windows it is %APPDATA%\devin\mcp_config.json.
  2. Add this block. If the file already has mcpServers, add only the entry inside it.
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "news-and-trends": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=highbrow_fame/google-trends-reliable,highbrow_fame/substack-posts,highbrow_fame/hacker-news-stories,highbrow_fame/apple-podcasts-shows-episodes,highbrow_fame/google-trends-trending-now,highbrow_fame/google-news-articles,highbrow_fame/google-news-api,highbrow_fame/article-extractor-api,highbrow_fame/news-search-api,highbrow_fame/arxiv-api"
    }
  }
}
  1. Save the file and restart Devin Desktop.

Check it worked

Ask Devin Desktop: List the tools of news-and-trends.

If it does not start

401 Unauthorized
The endpoint wants a sign-in or a key. Sign in when Devin Desktop asks.
Nothing changes after a restart
The file is not valid JSON any more. Look for a missing comma where the block was added.

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